[Thor Joachim Haga]

For me Dario Marianelli does not really count into that group of composers for italian movies. To be honest, I am not aware on any italian movie that he wrote the score for. Did he actually?

Yes, but in later years. I think he moved to London early on, like Zimmer, so he didn’t start out in Italian cinema.

Let’s share some concrete recommendations.

Carlo Siliotto:

TEQUILA
MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN

Francesco de Masi:

ARIZONA COLT
UNA HISTORIA D’AMORE
LESBO
LONE WOLF MCQUADE

Marco Werba: IL DIARIO DI UN PRETE

Pericle Odierna:

IL LEONE DI VETRO
PICCIRIDA

Piero Piccioni:

BORA BORA
LE MONACHE DI SANT’ARCANGELO
STORIA DI UNA MONACA DI CLAUSURA

Pino Donaggio:

CARRIE
DRESSED TO KILL
MORTE IN VATICANO
DON CAMILLO
L’ATTENZIONE
HOTEL COLONIAL
LA MONACA DI MONZA
COSI FAN TUTTE
ANTONIO – GUERRIERO DI DIO
JOE PETROSINO
L’UOMO DI CHE CAVALCAVA DEL BUIO

Riz Ortolani:

FRATELLO SOLE, SORELLA LUNA
FANTASMA D’AMORE
LA RIVINCITA DI NATELE

Stefano Caprioli:

LA FRECCIA NERA
FURORE
IL SEGRETO DI BORGO LARICI

Stelvio Cipriani:

FEMINA RIDENS
ANONIMO VENEZIANIO
IL GIARDINO DELL’EDEN
ORGASMO NERO

Newer scores:

Francesco Marchetti: THE GARBAGE MAN
Francesco Cerati: VILLETA CON OSPITI
Gabriele Roberti: JULIAN SCHNABEL: A PRIVATE PORTRAIT
Giulani Taviani & Carmelo Travia: L’UOMO CHE DISEGNÓ DIO
Marco Pedrazzi: L’ORO DEL RENO

Giorgio Moroder is a chapter in himself; one of my favourite composers. Same for Morricone. Never been a big fan of Nino Rota, but I like a few of his things. Goblin, I primarily like SUSPIRIA and the odd theme here and there. I have a soft spot for the scores of Italian neo-realism, plus Michelangelo Antonioni, who is one of my favourite directors (Gaslini, Fusco etc.).

Sorry, that was a longer post than I had anticipated.